Caroline Kepnes books

Caroline Kepnes is an American author best known for the You series about obsessive stalker Joe Goldberg, which became a hit Netflix show. She has written 31 books across six series.

Anthologies

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror 2022 Buy
Dark Matter Presents Human Monsters: A Horror Anthology 2022 Buy
Human Monsters 2024 Buy
The Twisted Women’s Book Club 2025 Buy

Classic StoryTellers

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Stephen Crane 2004 Buy

Never Tell Collection Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Other Side of the Road 2024 Buy
Everywhere You Look 2024 Buy
The Ghost Writer 2024 Buy
Scorpions 2024 Buy
Jackrabbit Skin 2024 Buy
The Bad Friend 2024 Buy

Out Of Line Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Out of Line 2013 N/A
This Telling 2020 Buy
Out of Time 2013 N/A
Graceful Burdens 2020 Buy
Out of Mind 2014 N/A
Sweet Virginia 2020 Buy
Mi manchi tu 2014 N/A
The Contractors 2020 Buy
Non vivo più senza di te 2015 N/A
Halfway to Free 2020 Buy
Bear Witness 2020 Buy
Shine, Pamela! Shine! 2020 Buy

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Providence 2018 Buy

You Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Ty 2014 N/A
You 2014 Buy
Hidden Bodies 2016 Buy
Ukryte ciała 2016 N/A
You Love Me 2021 Buy
For You and Only You 2023 Buy
You First 2026 Buy

Caroline Kepnes is an American author who became a household name thanks to her You series, which follows bookstore clerk and obsessive stalker Joe Goldberg. The first novel, published in 2014, caught fire when Netflix turned it into a hit television series starring Penn Badgley. Kepnes has continued Joe’s story across multiple sequels, with You First arriving in 2026.

Beyond the You books, Kepnes has written across several other formats. Her standalone novel Providence (2018) is a genre-blending story of its own, while the Out of Line series collects shorter fiction and novellas. The Never Tell Collection (2024) is a set of six short stories, and she has contributed to multiple horror anthologies. Her earliest published work, Stephen Crane (2004), is a work of literary criticism in the Classic StoryTellers series. Altogether, her catalog runs to 31 titles across six distinct series.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Caroline Kepnes written?

Caroline Kepnes has written 31 books across six series.

What was Caroline Kepnes's first book?

Caroline Kepnes’s first book is Stephen Crane, published in 2004.

Has the You series been adapted for television?

Yes, the You series was adapted into a hugely popular Netflix show starring Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg. The show ran for four seasons and brought massive new readership to Kepnes’s novels.

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